Wednesday, December 10, 2008

I love drinking egg nog around the holidays (sorry to the vegans who read my blog -- you may want to skip this posting). However, not being a huge milk fan, I've bought Soy Nog in the past (which I affectionately refer to as "Sog"). Soy Nog is delicious, but it is pretty high in calories, at 90 calories per half cup serving (their label is a bit misleading by having such a small serving size). So, this year, I decided to try to make my own low calorie egg nog (with no artificial sweeteners of course)! And, I am pleased to report that it actually turned out pretty good! Here is my recipe:

Instructions:- Put almond milk into sauce pan and cook on low heat- Combine egg beaters, sugar, and brown sugar and cook in a separate pan on low heat stirring constantly (if you stir quickly it will get a bit thicker which is nice)- Once both mixtures are warm (I try to get them as hot as possible without actually cooking the eggs), pour the egg mixture slowly into the almond milk pan, stirring frequently- Cook combined mixture together on low heat for a few minutes, stirring constantly- Add vanilla (if desired, the almond milk is already vanilla flavored)- Pour into two glasses and refrigerate for half a day- Add nutmeg to taste and enjoy!- (Optional) Add a 1 tablespoon of low calorie whipped topping (adds 15 calories)

Very easy to make and each serving (a full cup) comes out to 83 calories with 3 grams of fat, and 1 gram of fiber (so only 2 weight watchers points).

By the way, if you like really "eggy" eggnog, you can increase your egg to almond milk ratio (for instance 1 cup of almond milk with a quarter of a cup of egg beaters). I made a batch this way at one point, but I found it a bit strong for my personal taste. Luckily adding a bit more egg doesn't add too many calories.

14 comments:

I've never tried egg nog yet. The first time I saw it on blogs I asked a friend what's that and she said something popular in US during winter and unhealthy, so I never want to try it. But as your recipe seems to be pretty health, I'll try it. Thanks, Juliet!

This recipe looks great! It has the least sugar out of every recipe I've looked at, and that is REALLY nice to see. I don't much like eggnog myself but I have been promising several people that I would make them a healthier eggnog- will definitely give this one a shot!

What a great idea! I just tried Vitasoy's Holly Nog which is only 60 cal., but you're right, it's only for a 4 oz. serving. I intended to use it for adding to coffee or tea, but if you want to drink it straight, it'll cost ya a little more in the WW Points dept.

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Hello. My name is Juliet. I live in Northern California, the Bay Area. I love food! But, I am health conscious and I try to follow the Weight Watchers plan while simultaneously eating really healthy, yummy, "better-for-me" low calorie foods!

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